Chapter 351: Devil in the Smoke [Two in One]

"Recently, there have been many murders around the capital. Several of the victims have died. According to our investigation, they seem to have some connection with you, Master Luo." Liang Yue stared at the other person's eyes with a burning gaze and asked, "Do you know Mr. Huang, the owner of Lijia Manor?"

"Hmm?" Luo Ji frowned and said, "It's all called Lijiazhuang, why is the owner's surname Huang?"

"He went to Lijiazhuang eleven years ago and bought all the land in the manor at a high price. Naturally, he is the owner of the manor, but he did not change his name." Liang Yue said, "This is not the point. There is also Dai Youcai, a wealthy businessman in Huangmen Town, and Qingyuan Monk in the small temple in Sanliu Village. Master Luo must know these three people."

"I don't know him at all." Roger shook his head decisively.

"Master Luo." Liang Yue said calmly, "What happened to you in the past? Maybe you don't want to talk about it, but they are all dead, and you are not dead, so you are a big suspect. If you are not the murderer, then you are very likely to be the next victim. Do you know the pros and cons of this?"

"I don't know." Luo Ji showed an angry look, "Are you two really from the government? You said some weird things and even linked me to the murder case. I'm just an honest warrior. I don't want to cause trouble. Please leave!"

"Bullshit." Ling Yuanbao would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, he scolded, "Which honest warrior would have more than 20 concubines?"

"There must always be some goal in life. What's wrong with this little hobby of mine?" Master Luo said confidently.

"Okay." Liang Yue pulled Ling Yuanbao, "Since Master Luo has no idea about this, we won't bother him any more. But the world is not peaceful these days, so you still have to be more careful."

After saying that, he dragged Yuanbao away.

After walking out of a street, Ling Yuanbao asked in confusion: "Isn't he the person we are looking for?"

"It's him." Liang Yue said confidently, "His physical signs are the same as those others, because his cultivation is higher, his limbs can stretch longer. And the cultivation of the imperial guards may not be very high, but their consciousness and will are extremely strong, because they have received special training and will not be easily shaken. I just put pressure on him with my coercion, but he was completely unmoved, so his origin can be basically confirmed."

"Although he has been denying it, his resistance to us did not start after I told him about the murder, but after you revealed your identity as a criminal. Either he already knew about the case, or he has something else to hide. There is definitely something wrong with this person."

"Then why are you dragging me away?" Ling Yuanbao suddenly became anxious, "Shouldn't we take him back quickly?"

"No hurry." Liang Yue smiled and said, "You just take him back by force, and he still doesn't say anything, what will you do?"

"I..." Ling Yuanbao fell into deep thought.

"You said he was involved, but there is no evidence. The information on the Imperial Guards is from decades ago. There have been so many changes in the people involved, so it is difficult to prove his identity with ironclad evidence. Moreover, this is just my inference. What if he says that his limbs are longer than others?"

"We have no evidence, we don't even know what he has done, and it's impossible to punish him. As long as he keeps his mouth shut, we won't get any clues." Liang Yue said.

"Then if we leave him here, what if he gets killed too?" Ling Yuanbao asked.

"So we definitely didn't really leave." Liang Yue turned a corner, walked around, and headed back to the martial arts hall. "Let me ask you, if there is something you don't want the government to know, but there are enemies in the dark who may kill you at any time, what would you do?"

"Tell my dad." Ling Yuanbao answered very fluently.

"That's right..." Liang Yue scratched his head, "What if your father wasn't a divine general, like me, with no background at all?"

"Tsk." Ling Yuanbao sneered, and his expression seemed to say, still pretending, your father is a higher official than my father, but he doesn't have any background.

Liang Yue understood the sarcasm in her smile and glared at her.

Ling Yuanbao quickly suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Then run, find a place to hide, practice hard, and take revenge later."

"That's right." Liang Yue nodded. Although the boy was unteachable, he could be taught after a few more times.

"Besides, the killer chased after several of them one after another. It's definitely not because he really wanted to steal the original flavor. Most likely, there must be something important hidden in those things."

Liang Yue looked through the files carefully. The reason why he knew what was missing from the deceased was because those were the things they usually carried with them and rarely left their hands. So after the family members identified the body, they would know what was missing at a glance.

The original flavor is just a disguise, what is hidden inside is what is important.

"Since it is an important item, where would Master Luo put it if he escaped?"

Ling Yuanbao frowned and said, "Of course I carry it with me."

"No." The two of them had already arrived outside the back door of the martial arts hall. Liang Yue shook his head and said, "I guess he won't."

"If Master Luo didn't want the killer to get it, he should have separated it from himself and hidden it somewhere. That way, even if the killer killed him, he wouldn't be able to find what he wanted." Liang Yue made an analysis and then pointed to the yard, signaling Ling Yuanbao to be quiet.

The two of them controlled their bodies together and quietly climbed onto the roof of the backyard of the martial arts hall.

……

A farewell ceremony was taking place in the courtyard at this time.

In the spacious courtyard, there were more than twenty young ladies standing there. They should be Master Luo's concubines. They all had sad faces and were crying.

"Okay." Luo Ji waved his hand and said, "It's not like I won't come back, nor am I going to the battlefield. I just don't know when I will be back."

"I can't sleep all day if I'm not with the master." A woman said sadly.

"Me too."

"Me too……"

A group of women came up, and Luo Ji comforted them one by one, hugging one on the left and one on the right, moving back and forth in the crowd.

"There are so many people in their family, and they sleep together every day?" Ling Yuanbao was a little surprised, "How can they sleep like this?"

Liang Yue secretly thought that Master Luo must have some extraordinary qualities. He might have stolen some secret recipe from the palace.

After pacifying all the concubines, Luo Ji looked at the little boy beside him.

As his only apprentice, he was treated almost the same as his family members in the martial arts hall. Luo Ji stepped forward and touched his head, saying, "Master will be gone for a while, remember to practice diligently."

As he spoke, he took off the dagger from his waist and handed it to the little boy.

"This is Master's favorite sword. I'm handing it over to you now. Carry it with you when you travel the world. Don't forget the reputation of our martial arts school."

"I will, Master!" The little boy nodded heavily, "I will make the Tang family martial arts school famous throughout the country!"

"..." Luo Ji was silent for a moment, "Master's last name is Luo."

"But my last name is Tang, Master." The little boy answered seriously, "When you die, the martial arts school will definitely be inherited by me, so won't we have to change the name to Tang's Martial Arts School?"

"Be a filial child, go and play." Luo Ji patted him.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Luo Ji did not leave immediately. Instead, he returned to his room and changed into a set of worn-out coarse cloth clothes. With his rough face, he looked more like a laborer than a warrior.

He put on a bamboo hat and asked his family to open the front door. Several people walked out from the front, while he himself left through a tunnel in the room.

If it was an ordinary fifth realm warrior, he might have been allowed to slip away, but Liang Yue's spiritual sense detection ability was far beyond his imagination. Even with many obstacles, he was able to keenly capture his Qi movement.

"There is also a tunnel." Liang Yue called Ling Yuanbao and tracked Luo Ji in the direction of the breath.

Not far from the exit of his tunnel was the back room of a tailor shop across the street. The shop's proprietress was sitting in the front, bored, when she suddenly heard the sound of wooden boards behind her. She stood up happily, opened the curtain, and gracefully came to the back.

Seeing Master Luo, she rushed over to him first, then asked in surprise: "Why are you dressed like this?" "I have something to do, I need to go out, I don't know how long it will take to come back, you should be more careful during this period." Master Luo reminded, and then took out a purse and handed it to the proprietress, "There is some silver in it, spend it sparingly, don't spend it as lavishly as before, it may not be enough when I'm not around."

"Then I don't want the money, please stay." The proprietress said gently.

"..."

The two of them stayed there for quite a while before Master Luo pulled away.

"He has so many at home, can he keep one outside?" Ling Yuanbao widened his eyes.

In response, Liang Yue only said, "Wow."

Things like mistresses are like cockroaches; you only see one, but you don’t know how many there are in the dark.

It can only be said that it is a miracle for him to cultivate his Qi and blood to the third level as a warrior. He might have had the potential to become a master.

……

After leaving the tailor shop, Master Luo blended into the crowd on the street, lowered his bamboo hat, and walked silently out of the town. He walked all the way to the woods outside the town, where there was a courtyard with carriages and horses. After he went in, he changed his clothes and drove out in the carriage.

This escape was a very meticulous plan. If someone else had been following him, he might have been able to escape. Unfortunately, Liang Yue's aura was firmly locked on him, leaving him no chance of escape.

Luo Ji was wearing a coachman's uniform at this time, and looked like he was just driving a car, but the carriage was empty, filled with some bags he had prepared long ago.

Although people who live in the underworld will always leave themselves a way out, his retreat was too thoughtful. He must have something on his mind and had anticipated this possibility.

"Almost." Looking at the direction he was going, Liang Yue said, "He was heading for Longyuan City. It seems that he was sure that once he was in the Divine Capital, the murderer would not dare to attack him. This was a good plan."

"Can we start now?" Ling Yuanbao asked.

"Yes." Liang Yue said: "If my guess is correct, he should have hidden the things he was keeping. If we capture him and go back along his path to search, we may find something."

"Hehe." Ling Yuanbao, who was following far behind, rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush forward.

But at this moment, a ball of black fog suddenly appeared out of nowhere, covering the area of ​​dozens of feet where the carriage was.

The black fog came silently, and a huge ball of smoke appeared out of nowhere, lingering on the ground, blocking all the air inside. If they hadn't been tracking Luo Ji's carriage, they might not have been able to find it.

In the perception of spiritual consciousness, it seemed that there was nothing there. Only when looking with the naked eye could one see the surrounding black fog.

"Black fog!" Ling Yuanbao shouted and rushed forward quickly.

This sudden appearance of smoke was exactly the same as described in the previous files. When the black fog dissipated, the people inside would become corpses!
"I'll go in and check it out first, and you call the troops over!" Liang Yue reminded.

As he spoke, he flew up to the sky several times and rushed into the black fog in an instant. In the moment before entering, he activated the fairy vine and turned himself into a phantom.

call--

It was like a gust of wind passing by. Ling Yuanbao had only rushed halfway when Liang Yue's figure disappeared into the smoke, and his words only then floated into his ears.

Yuanbao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, feeling inexplicably lost.

I remember when we first met, Liang Yue was just a small soldier following behind me, and I had to rely on myself to protect him and mainly provide him with wisdom help.

Now, with a little effort, he can create such a large distance. When facing a dangerous place, he will be the first to go in to explore the way and be responsible for calling for help.

How long has it been since?
Now when facing him, I am already completely behind him in terms of wisdom and cultivation.

Ugh.

But at the same time as feeling disappointed, Ling Yuanbao quickly took out a whistle arrow, raised his hand and threw it into the air, making a sharp sound.

After all, Liang Yue asked her to call someone over. In her simple brain circuit, Liang Yue's instructions now have the highest priority, followed by her own ideas.

……

When Liang Yue entered the smoke, he immediately sensed a familiar breath.

This is……

His heart moved slightly. It was the spirituality of the Nine Secret Book!
That's right.

The Heavenly Dharma Seals are responsive to each other. As long as the power of a seal is used, it is like lighting a lamp in the dark, and people holding other seals nearby will notice it.

It was precisely because of this that Liang Yue had never dared to use his two Heavenly Calligraphy Seals too much.

Only when their lives are in danger will they be used to give it a try.

However, the ability of this black fog seems to have some tricks, that is, it can isolate all the aura inside, which means that the aura of the Heavenly Book Seal will not leak out.

Therefore, the only chance for the person who cast the black fog to reveal that he was in possession of the Nine Secrets Book was when another person holding a seal broke in.

But it just so happens that Liang Yue is that person.

What a coincidence.

Rushing into the smoke, although the line of sight was still vast and visibility was extremely low, the isolation of the breath was no longer so thorough. Because the area covered by the fog was not actually very large, Liang Yue immediately locked onto the location of the carriage and rushed over there.

At this time, Luo Ji's eyes were dark and he could not see anything, but he still wanted to gallop out of this area. However, the horses pulling the cart stopped and panicked because of the loss of their senses, and refused to move forward.

Luo Ji whipped the horse twice, but couldn't drive the carriage. He was so angry that he threw away the whip in his hand and shouted, "I know who you are, don't hide your head and show your tail!"

"really?"

Suddenly, an ethereal voice rang out around him, coming from nowhere.

Luo Ji held his breath, stared with his eyes wide open, and said, "Come out and fight if you dare!"

"Okay..." The voice still surrounded him, but the next moment, a blurry face appeared in front of Roger's eyes.

A huge bronze ghost face with a pair of pitch-black eyes. The evil ghost had ferocious fangs, which seemed to reflect his frightened and trembling eyes.

"what--"

　Good morning.

　　I stayed up late to watch the game yesterday. It ended at around 3 o'clock and I fell asleep at 4 o'clock. How should I put it? The process was exciting, but the result was regrettable.

　　I woke up very late in the morning again, feeling sleepy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)